WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Samoa went to the polls Friday in a critical election that could decide the future of the Pacific Island nation’s first woman leader, who called the vote after her government ...

A man walks past public buses at the main bus station of Apia, capital of Samoa, Oct. 22, 2019. (Xinhua/Guo Lei) APIA, Oct. 23, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Most public buses in Samoa are refitted from used ...

One person has died after a fuel tank exploded at Apia in Samoa yesterday. The man was carrying out maintenance work when the tank exploded, the Samoa Observer has reported. Another man was taken to ...

The village mayor of Apia in Samoa, Tuiletufuga Fritz Tuiavi'i, was arrested for driving under the influence after a traffic incident. He also faces fines for breaching the State of Emergency Orders ...

In 2019, a devastating measles outbreak erupted in Samoa. Eighty-three people, most of them children, died. Another 5,000 contracted the disease. In total, around 3% of the small island’s population ...

The warship HMS Tamar is berthed at the Apia International Port as Samoa prepares for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM). In Apia, there is a giant digital clock on the Fiame Mataafa ...

The final might have been last month, but Samoa had one last stop to make on their extraordinary Rugby League World Cup journey — back home to the 685. Samoa's rugby league team have received a ...

Ahead of the official opening of the United Nations conference on small island developing countries, the UN and Samoan flags were raised on Saturday over the site in the capital, Apia, that will host ...

A powerful cyclone has caused widespread destruction on the Pacific island of Samoa, cutting power, uprooting trees and triggering floods. Unconfirmed reports said at least two people had been killed ...

APIA, SAMOA — King Malietoa Tanumafili II, one of the world’s longest-reigning monarchs, has died, the prime minister’s office announced. He was 94. Malietoa died Friday night at Tupua Tamasese ...